DK 55 Shuttle

mgrick · Jan 27, 2004

Well I just went outside and gave it a try on my DK35,it works-no grinding.I just rolled forward pushed the clutch in and pulled the shuttle shift back without hesitation and went into reverse on the move.Thanks for the tip. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

JASTN70D · Jan 27, 2004

That should speed things up while your playing....er working /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

virgil · Jan 27, 2004

realy and truly, a shuttle, if operated by an OPERATOR, is almost as fast as a hydro, and a lot less expensive.

RedDog · Jan 27, 2004

( it works... what can I say? JUST MY OPINION... I still dont like the idea of throwing anything into forward while still traviling in reverse, or vise-versa. )

Virgil,

I agree!! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

RedDog

RedDog · Jan 27, 2004

( realy and truly, a shuttle, if operated by an OPERATOR, is almost as fast as a hydro, and a lot less expensive. )

Very true!!

JSDK55, I want to congratulate you on pointing out how stupid the rest of us (Kioti) owners are. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

RedDog

JASTN70D · Jan 27, 2004

No problem. But I was starting to wonder if I wasn't the dumb one here. I never thought that bringing up a problem would lead to such a discussion about weather it was real or not. Live and learn on tractorbynet.!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

R_squared · Jan 28, 2004

I had a similar occurrence of this problem last fall. The growling noise was not very loud, but the transmission would not always engage after changing directions. The Kioti factory tech representative said that it was better to shift the shuttle lever while the tractor was still moving. That way the synchronizers are more apt to align. He suggested shifting into neutral and back to the desired direction, if the transmission would not engage. His suggestion worked and I have not had a problem since. He mentioned that if the shims were incorrectly installed the symptoms would be more severe. The way I try to change directions now is to press in the clutch, shift the shuttle while moving, let the tractor slow down to a creep and slowly let the clutch out. It's pretty easy to gauge how far the tractor will coast and if you need to apply some braking. It seems that the majority of the wear would occur on the clutch plates if you would let it out when the tractor was going too fast.

RedDog · Jan 30, 2004

I was out plowing the snow last night and decided I would give it shot. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif I shifted directly from reverse to forward and vice versa without a single problem. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

No grinding whatsoever!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

RedDog

JASTN70D · Jan 31, 2004

Hey I am glad it worked for you.! Pretty nice ha. Did the plowing go faster.? Great to find out your tractor works better than you thought. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif